St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-15
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.
The Sequel to the Sensational
HaFdy.Pitcher EIOpement,


CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE Hardy
Pitcher elopement matter which kept
all OF Lakeview and the feminine por-
tion of Chicago ON the tenter hooks of
suspense last August, to know the fate
of the fleeing pair, has reacheda climax.
Adeline Hardy-Pitcher has sued Charles
Pitcher for divorce. Miss Hardy and
Pitcher travelled together to Kansas,
where both were arrested. When
Pitcher came back he was lodged in
Jail, and the wife went back to the
home OF her parents. When
the case was called by At
torney Crews woman who
looked matrOnly in form but girish in
dress and face, stepped in front of the
court and was sworn by the clerk. She
was not exactly handsome, but very at
tractive, with plump figure, rosy
cheeks and dark blue eyes. She wore
sailor suit of blue cloth, which was
made short so as to show neat and del
icately nodded ankle, and she had her
white round neck adorned with deli
cate pink ribbon. In answer to her at
torney'S questioning she said she had
left her home on Aug. II, because she
did not think her parents had allowed
her enough liberty. She had been kept
dt IlOIIle dUu Qlu uOU ike u.
.'How did you happen to go away?"
asked Mr.. Crews.
'sOh, l had received a note from
Charley" she said, sin which he asked
me to meet him at the corner of Semi
nary and DiyerSey avenues. He was
there, and when | told him | had left
home he asked me what was going to
do. did not know. He then proposed
that go with him, and we took the train
for Joliet. When we got there wanted
to come back, but he said it would go
hard with me if did and l concluded
to remain"
Where did you stay that night?"
''On the train.'
''Then what did you do?''
eve started for Hutchinson, Kan"
''How long did it take you to get
there?"
Two days and two nights.'
"Did you sleep during these nights?'
''No, sir"
Hutchinson"
''To the Rend house; but the officers
were there and took us in charge. l was
under arrest two nights and got no
sleep. as we sat in chairs at the hotel.
asked me to go down the street with
him. He took me in before man. The
man told me to stand up."
''Well, you were married?'' broke in
Lawyer Crews, as if afraid that the
witness was trying to be too innocent.
Eyes, guess that's what it was,"
''Did you expect to be married?"
mo, sir" with blush.
"What was your condition when he
took you over to the clerks office2"
Il was excited and nervous. had no
sleep since left home, several days be-
fore"
''Did you realize or know that he was
taking you over to get married."
mo, sir"
Mrs. Pitcher related that after they
had been released from custody man
met them with buggy and took them
seven miles out into the country to a
little shanty, where they stayed two
nights, Charley sleeping on the floor,
while she sat up all night in chair and
did not sleep.
The young woman's father said that
the girl was only sixteen years old and
did not have his consent to marry. He
found her living with Pitcher in the
Shanty in Kansas. Judge Garnett took
the case under advisement, and the
whole court room full of people rushed
out after the Hardy family to get an
other peep at the girl who could go so
long without sleeping.